- 65 -Prison expenses amounted to £44,560 (compared to £44,4150 in 1910). The average cost per prisoner in the prisons was £10.069 (compared to £11.069 in 1910). The substitution of wheat bread with seed bread has been implemented in all prisons. The savings from this substitution range between £8,000 and £10,000 per year, and no complaints have been received. It appears that the health of the prisoners has improved with this change.

42 - White Slave Trade The police made every effort last year to combat this abhorrent trade, despite the restrictions imposed by privileges. They apprehended 1100 underage girls who were being taken to the coast, and handed them over to authorities who took care of them. A number of other girls were also taken to suitable care facilities. Local courts have imposed severe penalties on individuals who deceived and incited underage girls. Mr. Alexander Coot, the Secretary of the "International Association for the Suppression of the White Slave Trade," recently visited the country to organize and strengthen existing associations for this purpose. Since this trade is currently not in the hands of Egyptians but foreigners subject to their own laws, it is incumbent upon the Egyptian government to take effective measures to eradicate this scourge.

43 - Hajj Cholera appeared in the Hijaz before the Hajj season. The government announced that the Hajj would commence on October 20, 1911, and issued a notice requiring those wishing to perform the Hajj to deposit £25 for first-class passengers, £10 for second-class, and £5 for third-class. £25 of this amount would be refunded to pilgrims upon boarding the ship, and after their return, an account of their expenses, deducted from their deposit, would be provided. The number of Egyptian pilgrims in 1911 was 1287, compared to 17500 in the previous year. 6635 foreign pilgrims passed through Egyptian territory en route to the Hijaz. 651 pilgrims were admitted to the quarantine hospital, 29 of whom were suffering from cholera. 207 died, including 19 from cholera. The Hajj season was declared over on March 21st.

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